Two years ago.

Two years ago today, I fell and broke my face. Only by whatever grace I have did I avoid breaking my neck.

As such, I now consider 11/14 to be the start of my new year.

Your support and love has been invaluable to me. I'd like to take this opportunity to humbly apologize for any offense I may have given, unintentionally or not, and to beg for your forgiveness. If I have offended you, please let me know via email so that I may make such amends as I may.

Again, thank you. This place has been an oasis in some very rough times, and I appreciate it.

First the good news: GF got a performance review today and was promoted with a big raise!

The bad news? She got laid off later in the day along with her entire department. The dept is being outsourced to India. She's got until Feb. 15 to find something else.

Fuckers.

Does anyone have a spare gmail invite laying around?

I'm late to the game and don't have a cellphone.

Much obliged for an assist.

Profile addy is good.

eta: A hundred thank yous! Buffistas are the best.

Okay, I'm back to requesting -ma, in roughly 50 minutes. Generalized "let it work out for the best" -ma.

As many of you know, I have been out on the interview trail for a new job. As of this morning, I have officially accepted an offer from a U. in Washington, DC for a big jump in salary and fancy new title. The DH and I will be leaving the Bay Area and joining the DCistas sometime after the New Year.

Wish us luck!

releaseing all health-ma~~` that people sent to DH's mom. She is home , in much less pain and should be able to resume some of her normal activities after a long recovery. She has a corset , but did not seem interested in seeing other corsets. sadly, I am gussing her's is not pretty.

The power of Buffista ~ma is awesome! Sister reports that nephew is now in Kuwait and should be back in the States by the holidays! Thank you all.

Am now releasing all safety ~ma back into the ether towards any and all loved ones in harm's way.

Today is S's appointment at the transplant center, to get evaluated for the list. The decision won't even be made right away, but send all the "get a good position on the list while staying as healthy as possible" ~ma you can to spare today, please.

Good Travel-ma would be appreciated - my wee sister is flying out over the weekend, and please God I will find her at the enormous new Bangkok airport - she doesn't have a mobile phone, and I did give her directions to get to my place, because at the time I felt like it would help her in a 'worst case scenario' thing. But of course in reality it means that I'm already stressing about me missing her, her getting into a taxi and heading to my place and then me running around the airport like an overprotective Irish father on speed freaking out that she's been eaten by monsters. Or indeed her being eaten by monsters and me not freaking out, because I assume she's just got into a taxi and headed to my place.

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See? You don't have to be Jewish or a mother to be a Jewish mother, apparently.

Um. So apologies for the triviality, but I'd really appreciate your -ma.

KTHXBY

Meep! Our offer on land was just accepted! The SO & I are about to be landowners! Vagabonds, we thought we'd never see the day, but we're very excited and hopeful and terrified and we're embarking on what I'm sure will be an epic tale of housebuilding. I don't know if we'll really be able to afford it, but our supporters have been very generous, and since I'm sure I won't be able to afford to continue to rent at this rate indefinitely, here we go!

We also just got word that our major grant was, well, granted, so our organization will continue in relatively good health (although we've been trying to wean off them gradually) for the coming year.